Nigeria’s participation in an invitational Obama Cup in the United States of America is hanging precariously in the balance following a withdrawal of most of the teams from the competition and the visa denial of some of the Super Eagles team B players Ijaw boy has scooped.
The country’s ‘B’ team are scheduled to depart for the US this weekend for the tournament, but according to reports from the glass house the trip s now “dicey” as the American consulate in Abuja has only released a handful of passports with entry visas belonging to the team.
“The trip is very dicey now and we would have to wait till the end of weekend to really confirm whether the team will take part in the competition,” disclosed a top official of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
It was also gathered that only two countries are now confirmed for the eight-team competition which kicks off next week Tuesday.
Last week, the NFF media officer, Demola Olajire dismissed media reports that said the competition was a scam on a paid broadcast station.
It would be recalled that the friendly encounter against Guatemala in Miami, USA, also fell through after local media reported that Guatemala officials were unaware of the game.
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